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Item The Accessibility of Space: Making the Space Industry Accessible to Texas High School Students(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2024-04) O'Reilly, Keilly; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Achieving the DREAM: The Effect of IRCA on Immigrant Youth Post-Secondary Educational Access(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2020-06) Tidwell, Tyler; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Are There Benefits to a Higher Standard? The Effects of Raising the Standard Tax Deduction(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2017-10) Taylor, Lori L.; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Artificial Intelligence: A Double-edged Sword(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2020-07) Bullock, Justin; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Avoiding the Mistakes of the Past: Rejecting Protectionism and Embracing the Global Economy(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2014-08) Gawande, Kishore; LeClere, David; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceThe “Great Recession” of 2008 was the greatest global financial crisis since the Great Depression. It led to the bankrupting of businesses, caused credit markets to dry up, imploded the housing market, and led to a near collapse of global trade. The plunge in trade that occurred between the second quarter of 2008 and the third quarter of 2009 was the steepest fall of world trade in recorded history. By rejecting protectionism, and by embracing the global economy through initiatives like NAFTA and the TPP, the U.S. can foster increased job growth and economic prosperity for its own citizens, and for individuals around the globe.Item Broken Link: Egypt’s Trade Policy and Local Labor Market Outcomes(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2021-11) Robertson, Raymond; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Bumpy Road Ahead: Bracing for Insolvency in the Highway Trust Fund(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2015-03) Dar, Jawad; Taylor, Lori L.; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceFunding for the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is not keeping up with the deteriorating condition of America’s roads and bridges. HTF outlays have exceeded revenues in almost every year since 2001, and the fund faces an estimated shortfall of $167 billion over the next ten years. In this article the authors argue that instead of a series of one-time fixes, a more permanent solution is needed to provide the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) with sufficient revenues to keep up with increasing needs. They recommend a congestion-adjusted vehicle mileage tax (VMT) as an economically efficient means of tackling infrastructure funding issues in a way that reflects the costs of road use. However, given the serious privacy issues associated with tracking road use, they propose it may be more politically viable to target only commercial vehicles who have lesser expectations for privacy and a higher impact on road wear with a VMT, while private vehicles pay only a higher gas tax. The authors acknowledge that no one likes higher taxes, but if road repairs are worth having, they are worth paying for.Item California’s Solar Rooftop Experience: A Report Card(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2019-01) Griffin, James M.; Ladmirault, Robert Joseph Jr; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem California’s Solar Rooftop Experience: An Update(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2020-01) Griffin, James M.; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem The Call of the Pandemic: Rethinking Global Value Chains(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2020-09) Agrawal, Anupam; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem COVID-19 No Match for the Forces of Global Trade: It Is Too Early to Declare the End of the Current Era of Globalization(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2020-05) Metters, Richard; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Crypto Commerce Comes to Texas: Making Texas Commercial Law More Competitive in the Digital Asset Economy(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2024-08) Odinet, Christopher K.; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Data-Driven Next-Gen Resilient and Sustainable U.S. Supply Chains: At the Front Lines of the Geopolitical New Normal(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2022-06) Iakovou, Lefteris; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Deficit Reduction: $38 Billion Won’t Cut It(The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2011-04) Griffin, James M.; Taylor, Lori L.; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceWashington is awash in red ink, and no one seems willing to make the hard choices needed to set our fiscal house aright. Congress’ recent boast of cutting spending by $38 billion makes the problem seem just about solved. On the left, talk of letting the Bush tax cuts expire for those with annual incomes over $250,000 gives the false impression that only very rich taxpayers need sacrifice. And even that timid approach couldn’t get past a lame-duck Congress. On the right, many newly elected Tea Partiers claim that we can simultaneously cut expenditures and taxes. The deficit problem is huge and fixing it will affect us all. Cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security must be part of any solution. Even with big spending cuts, tax increases are inevitable. Only a return to compromise and sacrifice can secure our fiscal future.Item Democracy on the Battlefield? Why Armed Groups Hold Elections(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2022-08) Huang, Reyko; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Does Price Volatility Information Affect Consumer Choice?(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2022-01) Shcherbakova, Anastasia; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem The Effect of Gas Tax Holidays on Inflation Expectations and Consumption(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2024-04) Jo, Yoon Joo; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem The Elitism of Armed Rebellion(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2012-09) Huang, Reyko; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Empowering Women and Combating Harassment: The Women Powerline Initiative in Uttar Pradesh, India(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-05) Agrawal, Anupam; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Environmental Regulation: Can government regulate itself?(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2015-10) Teodoro, Manuel P.; Konisky, David M.; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceLeading theories of regulation assume that governments regulate profit-maximizing firms: governments set rules, to which firms respond rationally in ways that constrain their behavior. However, often the entities that governments regulate are other government agencies, which face very different compliance costs. US environmental policy provides an ideal example to illustrate differences in public and private regulation outcomes because public agencies and private firms provide similar services, confront similar regulatory obligations, and are sufficiently numerous to provide statistical traction. The authors studied two prominent US environmental programs, the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and found evidence that publicly-owned facilities are more likely than similar privately-owned facilities to violate regulatory requirements under the CAA and SDWA.